Post Chemo results so far. .

[tccancercop]

I got back my CT scan report last week. I finished up chemo end of February 4xEP. No metastatis to the lungs, retroperitoneal area, or pelvis. Two lymph nodes that have been enlarged (1.5, 1.2 cm) on the previous pre-chemo scans are now not detected on this cat scan!!! Everything appears normal. I go to the docs on wed to get my AFP and BHCG results from blood drawn last week. Right after my third round my AFP was <5 and BHCG <2. Only thing is my back still bothers me from time to time- hopefully just a result of chemo and will stop all together over time.

Also found out that one of the young phlembotomists brothers have gotten TC. I now know 3 people locally who got it. Seems like more and more guys are getting this for some strange reason. Also the 22 y/o girl that draws my blood and has treated me so nice told me the other day that she just found out she was pregnant (married) and has ovarian cancer. She says they are getting more and more young patients like us (i'm 24) with cancer. Made the cat scan results bittersweet in a sense.

[dadmo]

tccancercop:
Congratulations on the getting your cycles done and having a clean report. It sounds like you should be all done with the operations, that's great news. Even though everyone seems to do ok with the RPLND who the heck needs that? Oh, I'm as amazed as you are at how common this rare disease seems to be.

[Scott]

It's great to hear you're doing well! I heard from another guy from Seacoast New Hampshire last week who was just diagnosed, too.

[Alucard]

Congratulations!